Editing Liberal arts education (section)

==Modern usage==
{{See also|General education}}
The modern use of the term '''''liberal arts''''' consists of four areas: the natural sciences, social sciences, arts, and [[humanities]]. Academic areas that are associated with the term liberal arts include:
*[[Life science]] ([[biology]], [[neuroscience]])
*[[Physical science]] ([[physics]], [[astronomy]], [[physical geography]], [[chemistry]], [[earth science]])
*[[Formal science]] ([[logic]], [[mathematics]], [[statistics]])
*[[Humanities]] ([[philosophy]], [[history]], [[english literature]], [[the arts]])
*[[Social science]] ([[economics]], [[political science]], [[human geography]], [[linguistics]], [[anthropology]], [[psychology]], [[sociology]])

For example, the core courses for Georgetown University's [[Doctor of Liberal Studies]] program<ref>{{cite web |department=Georgetown University Doctor of Liberal Studies |title=curriculum |url=http://scs.georgetown.edu/departments/6/doctor-of-liberal-studies/about-the-program/curriculum#curriculum}}</ref> cover philosophy, theology, history, art, literature, and the social sciences. [[Wesleyan University]]'s [[Master of Arts in Liberal Studies]] program includes courses in visual arts, art history, [[creative writing|creative]] and professional writing, literature, history, mathematics, film, government, education, biology, psychology, and astronomy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wesleyan.edu/masters/index.html |title=Graduate Liberal Studies |publisher=Wesleyan University (www.wesleyan.edu)}}</ref>